Other Help

Websites With Information About Herpes and Support Networks

International Patient Advocacy

American Sexual Health Herpes Resources Centre

Sexual Health

Auckland Sexual Health Service

New Zealand Sexual Health Society

General Health

Family Planning Association New Zealand

Medscape's Medpulse - Medical reference site.

New Zealand Dermatological Society

Medical Professionals

HPV – New Zealand based website about Human Papilloma Virus

Genital Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a common virus that is carried by a large percentage of sexually active people. The HPV project has been developed by a group of professionals who are committed to improving the knowledge about and management of sexually transmitted viral infections.

Just The Facts: About Sexual Health and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

JUST THE FACTS is a consumer-focused online information centre for everything relating to sexual health. Its primary purpose is to educate and support people about Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), but also provides information on where to go for help, myth-busting, sexual abuse and more. JUST THE FACTS was been developed by the Sexually Transmitted Infections Education Foundation (STIEF) as an initiative funded by the Ministry of Health through collective District Health Boards to educate New Zealanders about STIs.

Books

Useful books include:

Herpes: What it is & How to Cope, by Dr Adrian Mindel and Orla Carney RGN, published by Macdonald Optima, Positive Health Guides.

Managing Herpes. How to Live and Love with a Chronic STD, by Charles Ebel, Herpes Resource Centre. A handbook for people with herpes, their partners and health care providers. $US19.75 (incl shipping and handling) from Asha PO Box 13827 Research Triangle Park N.C. 27709 USA

Free Download Resources on Genital Herpes

You can also download our guides in pdf form:

Genital Herpes - The Facts
Genital Herpes – Myths Vs Facts
Herpes and Relationships
Herpes and Pregnancy
Facial Herpes
Summary of Genital Herpes Guidelines

New Zealand Residents Only

If you would like to get a print copy of the information booklets, fill out the form on the consumer request for printed materials page (it contains sections on Genital Herpes - The Facts, Herpes and Relationships, Herpes and Pregnancy, Facial Herpes).

About Us

This website is brought to you by the Sexually Transmitted Infections Education Foundation (STIEF) - an initiative funded by the Ministry of Health through collective District Health Boards (20) to educate New Zealanders about STIs. District Health Boards (DHBs) are responsible for providing or funding the provision of health services in their district.

The medical information in this website is based on the STIEF Guidelines for the Management of Genital Herpes in New Zealand. The New Zealand Ministry of Health supports the use of these clinical guidelines, developed by clinical experts and professional associations to guide clinical care in New Zealand.

The Guidelines are a consensus opinion of the STIEF Professional Advisory Group (PAG). The PAG has representation from nationwide medical, nursing and allied disciplines involved in the management of STIs. The Guidelines are produced by considering available literature, both New Zealand wide and international, and by basing the medical recommendations on the evidence in the literature or reasonable supposition and opinions of medical experts.